This past week, CTM covered the following issues. In China: * China-Angola deals * New action plan for foreign investment * Update on anti-dumping duties on chemicals * Court ruling on trademark infringement of Häagen-Dazs * MOFCOM comments on US policies, Australian trade, and CPTPP In the U.S.: * Congressional hearings on

At today's press conference, He Yadong, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce, made comments on U.S. policy on technology and chips, the progress of China's negotiations to join the CPTPP, and other trade issues.

The U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs held a hearing today on "Countering China on the World Stage: Empowering American Businesses and Denying Chinese Military Our Technology."

Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, along with a bipartisan group of colleagues, have written to the Biden administration calling for "immediate action to counter

The House Agriculture Committee held a hearing today on "The Danger China Poses to American Agriculture," with testimony from both government and private sector witnesses.

This week, China's State Council published a new action plan to renew the effort to attract foreign investment, highlighting policies in market access, data flows and government procurement.

Today, China's Ministry of Commerce issued a ruling in the expiry review of anti-dumping duties imposed on chemical products from Japan, South Africa, and South Korea, sustaining the duties of up to 190.4%.